I think what is almost uniformly left out of these type of discussions are the listener's musical preferences and expectations. If all one listens to is string quartets, solo guitar and other small-scale works, a low-powered tube amp may be absolutely fine. But if one expects a significant amount of "bass and power" as Arthur Salvatore says, you need a larger amplifier.
Harbeth SHL 5 amplification
In reviewing the Harbeth website there seems to be a strong bias towards high power solid state amplification. When I heard the SHL 5 on demo it was with the smallest Rogers Fidelity amplifier and for the most part it worked. I run a Leben CS600 -with a modest 32 watts per channel and wonder if this will suffice to run a pair of SHL5's. After reading the Harbeth user group's opinions, it seems it might be risky; though there does seem to be a tremendous under appreciation for the virtues on tube amplification on the Harbeth website.
Any thoughts?
Any thoughts?
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